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What are the best Paleo foods to be eating during the winter?

I live in Canada so a lot of the Paleo food I'm adapted to isn't available at this time of year (or at least shouldn't be). I'm trying to eat more seasonal and I know our Paleo anc …
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Why so hard to wake up in winter?

Its quite impossible for me to wake up before sunrise in winter.Btw I need to go to college pretty early,so usually I skip the first lectures.How to wake up easier in winter. P.S. …
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MovNat on ice: Winter natural movement ideas?

I'm out on snowshoes these days on the same trails where, in the other 9 months of the year, I run and throw rocks, carry logs, climb trees, leap ditches etc. What could I do on sn …
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Best winter footwear strategy?

Is it more natural to let your feet get cold in the winter-- e.g. "minimalist footwear"? Or is it better to really bundle up the feet and keep them warm-- e.g. fur-lined moccasins? …
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Is there a mechanism which has humans put on weight just before winter?

I have been noticing throughout my life that weight gains usually happen in the autumn and weight losses in spring and summer. Although this might be due to activity level, I have …
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Winter paleo skin care tips?

While I never watch the Today show, this morning I found myself checking out the weather forecast (it's cold and snowing here in Ohio). The skin-care-tips people came on to tell us …
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Warm, hydrating, low carb winter drink?

So its getting cold here and I'm very cold natured, so naturally I want something warm to drink in the winter. The problem is that traditional warm drinks have caffeine in them, or …
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Soup, Food of the Gods…

Let's start a thread all about soup...' Tis the season! What are some of your favorite nutrient dense, flavor rich, bone broth based soups? Share your recipes, and let's all eat so …
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Tanning beds in winter?

Is there any consensus around here for the use of tanning beds in winter? I guess I'm asking for both health and vanity reasons (definitely look healthier with a little color).
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Does cold weather affect hunger?

For some reason I have been really just wanting to eat everything in the house when it is cold. It could be that I am just stuck in my house and bored... I am curious though, doe …
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What ski boots should I use??

I've been on vibram five fingers and vivo barefoot shoes for 2 years. I used to have planters fasciitis, pain in running, pain in skiing, etc. Pain is now totally gone from runn …
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Foods or techniques for cold extremities?

With the arrival of cooler temperatures my cold hands and feet are back. They're way better than they used to be pre-paleo but still a problem-- any special foods, nutrients or tec …
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Seasonal Variations to Paleo??

The days are getting shorter, the nights longer, and the weather more cold and wet. Should there be any seasonal variations in paleo (certain foods? ratios?)? Is there anything one …
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Are we meant to sleep much longer in the winter than in the summer?

In the summer in Boston, the shortest night gets down to under nine hours, whereas winter nights are upwards of fifteen hours. If we were alive before blackout shades and sleep …
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Altitude & Vitamin D Winter

I moved to Boulder a few weeks ago, and we're right on the 40th parallel. I've read that for 40-degree latitudes there's a "Vitamin D Winter" from November through February (a time …

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